Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
Paso Robles Reinforcement Project PG&E crews have begun working on a grid modernization project in the Paso Robles area. PG&E says this is an effort to ‘strengthen the power grid against extreme weather, improve reliability and reduce wildfire risk to more than 50,000 customers.’ The project includes upgrading a 6-mile section of power-lines east of…
The next Coffee with the City event for Paso Robles will be this Friday, July 31st at 7:30 am. This session will take place at the Sunrise Villas apartment, and the topic will be the state of homelessness in Paso Robles. Join city staff and representatives providing a full-circle perspective about current programs, those who…
A child riding an ATV at the Oceano Dunes was severely injured yesterday afternoon, and needed to be airlifted to a hospital. Officials say a 12 to 13-year-old boy was driving the vehicle at a “high rate of speed” near post 4 at the Oceano Dunes, when he collided with two other riders on the…
Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services responded to a vegetation fire on Monday at about 7 pm. The department says the fire was reported visible behind the Home Depot. First arriving units said the blaze was burning about half an acre of grass and oak woodland, with a slow rate of spread, but with several immediately…
With the help of a matching donation from the Marianne and Stacy Cocks Fund, under the community foundation of San Luis Obispo county, all donations to Woods Humane Society in the month of August will be doubled, up to $25,000. The organization hopes to help fund-raise as the shelter faces rising costs and continued growth…
Multiple offices are up for election this coming November across San Luis Obispo county. Paso Robles: district 1 and 2 council seats, full term. Mayor, full term. Atascadero: two city council seats, full term. Mayor, full term. Templeton: two CSD open seats. Morro Bay: 2 city council seats, full term. Mayor, full term. Across the…
The county board of supervisors next meeting will be tomorrow at 9 am. An item on tomorrow’s agenda is a reduction to the cannabis tax rate in the county back down to 6%. The tax rate automatically increased to 8% at the start of this month, but the board has the ability to reduce or…
Caltrans district 5 is planning a full closure of a highway 1 offramp in Cayucos. The closure will begin Monday, July 27th, and will be for the northbound highway 1 offramp at 13th street. The closure will be in place for approximately two weeks “as crews perform emergency repair work to replace a drainage system.”…
This week marks the final days for the 2026 California mid-state fair. The fair will open at noon today, Saturday, and Sunday. Tonight in the Chumash grandstand arena: an evening of music & wine with Three Dog Night, with Ambrosia and John Ford Coley. Today is kids day at the fair as well: all children…
The California Highway Patrol has released further information of a fatal vehicle crash that took place on Adelaida road, west of Hidden Mountain road. CHP says officers responded to the incident at about 2:41 pm on Monday, June 20th. On arrival, it was determined 56-year-old Paso Robles resident Laura Nolascode-Hernandez was driving a 1999 Acura…
